Part of 2. Questions to the Minister for Housing and Local Government – in the Senedd at 2:38 pm on 15 May 2019.
Great. As I say, they want to inspire our future service leavers that great things can happen.
In February, the UK Defence Secretary announced that service leavers and their families will now be able to access military accommodation for up to a year after leaving, giving them more time to look for permanent accommodation as they transition back to civilian life, where housing is clearly key to armed forces veterans and their families.
We know that, in Wales, First Choice Housing Association and Alabaré Wales Homes for Veterans have led on housing for ex-forces personnel and their families, but how do you respond to concern that the Welsh Government’s housing referral pathway for veterans doesn’t address the concerns of how housing officers can provide the necessary support to manage the complex cases of rehomed veterans with better integration of housing, health and care services?